The Olympic Handover Flag was raised at County Hall, Ruthin at on Sunday, August 24th to celebrate the moment London became the official Olympic Games Host City.
A first in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the iconic London Olympic Handover Flag was raised simultaneously with regions around the UK.
The Olympic Handover Flag in Ruthin is one of over 500 flags delivered to locations including HM Armed Forces, embassies around the world, City Halls, British Council offices and Foreign and Commonwealth offices.
Denbighshire, the County of Culture 2008 is seeking to be right at the heart of the Wales Cultural Olympiad over the next four years and Andrew Logan, an exhibitor at the newly re-opened Ruthin Craft Centre has promised to return to Ruthin to arrange an iconic Cultural Olympiad event.
Officials at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod (LIME) have also committed to planning a special "Olympian" 2012 International Eisteddfod, to ensure that the event, which fully encapsulates the Olympic spirit, is right at the heart of the Welsh contribution to 2012. LIMEwill also be aiming to have visiting performers from as many of the Olympic countries as possible performing at Llangollen in the coming four years.
Chairman of Denbighshire County Council, Councillor Raymond Bartley, said: “The Council is delighted to fly the flag for the London 2012 games and provide support to the Organising Committee to raise the profile of this prestigious event.
“The UK will benefit in terms of culture, sport and tourism and we hope that North Wales and Denbighshire in particular will benefit from such an important world-wide event being staged so close to home.”
Amongst the locations in the UK, Olympic Handover Flags was raised at landmark areas such as the Unst in the Shetland Isles, the most northerly point in the UK and Land’s End in Cornwall, the most southerly point. Flags were also raised at Lowestoft, the most easterly town in England and the Isles of Scilly, the most westerly point.  
Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, Sebastian Coe said: ‘When the Mayor of London accepted the Olympic Flag on 24th August, the eyes of the world turned to London and the UK as the next Summer Host City. It is a very important and exciting moment for us, and we want as many people as possible to join in the Handover celebrations. We are delighted that so many local authorities share our excitement and are proudly displaying the Olympic Handover Flag to mark this very special moment on our journey to 2012.”